Playtech 3 Card Brag rules

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Live 3 Card Brag

We offer single deck Live 3 Card Brag with a real dealer and a real 3 Card Brag game table. You are dealt 3 cards and play against the Dealer. The Dealer must qualify with a Queen or a higher card to play.

After each game round, the deck of cards is reshuffled by a designated shuffler or a shuffling machine to make it ready for the next game round.

To play the game:

If a game round is in progress when you enter the table, please wait for the next one, and then, place your bets.
Choose a chip of the desired value and place an Ante or a Pair Plus bet.
You must confirm your bet. This can either be done manually, using the Confirm button after each bet, or automatically at the end of the betting time (Auto-confirmed bets must be enabled in the Settings). Please note, that when auto-confirmation of bets is enabled the Confirm button does not appear.
After all the players have made their bets, both you and the Dealer get three cards. The Dealer's cards are dealt face down.
If you have placed an Ante bet, after the cards are dealt, you must make a decision to Fold or Play.
Fold: Forfeits your Ante bet.
Play: Places an additional bet that is equal to your Ante bet on the Play betting area and you continue to play against the Dealer.
After all the players have made their decisions, the Dealer cards are turned face up. The Dealer needs to qualify with a Queen or better as a high card to continue the game. If the Dealer's hand does not qualify with a Queen or better, then the Ante bet gets an even money payout and the Play bet acts as Push (your Play bet is returned to you).
If the Dealer's hand qualifies, then the Dealer and the Player hands are compared. If you have higher cards, then both your Ante and Play bets get an even money payout. If the Dealer has a better hand, then both your Ante and Play bets are lost.
The time for placing the bets is limited. The timer in the game window shows how much time is left until the end of betting time of this game round.
Winnings are paid for the winning bets at the end of each game round.
To skip a turn, simply do not place any bets on the table.

Hand Ranking and Payout Tables

Hand Rank	Description
Prial	Highest Prial (Three of a kind) is 3-3-3, followed by A-A-A, K-K-K, Q-Q-Q and etc.
Running Flush	A sequence of consecutive cards of the same suit. Ace can be both the lowest and highest card, as in A-2-3 and Q-K-A. A-2-3 is the highest hand, followed by Q-K-A, J-Q-K and etc. If the Dealer has an identical Running Flush, regardless of the suit, your bet results in a Push.
Run	A sequence of consecutive cards of different suits. Same rules as for the Running Flush apply.
Flush	Three cards of the same suit. If you and the Dealer have the same Flush, the High Card rule applies.
Pair	Two cards of a matching rank, A-A being the highest, followed by K-K, Q-Q and etc.
High Card	The highest card in your hand. Ace wins, followed by K, Q and etc. If the Dealer has an identical set of cards, regardless of the suit, your bet results in a Push.

Ante Bonus

Once you place the Ante bet you automatically participate in the Ante Bonus. The Ante Bonus is rewarded in cases, when you haves one of the hands listed below in the Ante Bonus payout table, regardless if you beat the hand of the Dealer or not. If you choose to Fold you are not rewarded with the Ante Bonus, even if your hand qualified.

Ante Bonus Payout
Hand	Payout
Prial	5 to 1
Running Flush	4 to 1
Run	1 to 1

Pair Plus

Regardless of the hand of the Dealer, you win the Pair Plus bet if you placed a bet on the Pair Plus position and your hand contains a Pair or better. If you choose to Fold you lose the Pair Plus bet, even if your hand qualified.

Pair Plus Payout
Hand	Payout
Prial	40 to 1
Running Flush	30 to 1
Run	6 to 1
Flush	4 to 1
Pair	1 to 1

Return to Player

Based on playing the optimal strategy, the theoretical percentage return to player (RTP) is 98.00% for the Ante bet and 97.86% for the Pair Plus bet.

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